I honestly think the last line refers to a militant atheist wanting to see all religion destroyed, particularly the western monotheisms. I sense that from the gun being used in the line and the quote the pagan angel made. His love breaks every bended knee means to me that the speaker suggests that love for humanity must be done without the self-imposed shackles of worship and those shackles must be set aside at any cost, be it even through violence ironically.
I sort of think that this might be a diatribe against religious fervor and the war wrought by it in modern times. In the first stanza, "pagan angels in our father's skies" means to me that flying machines made my god-fearing yet godless men after fluttering around God's sky like they own it. I don't know if this entire interpretation is correct, but considering the other songs on the album and how others have interpreted them, I feel this to be somewhat correct.
Hi OpinionHead, I like a lot of your points. I have a comment concerning religion. Monotheism is not "Western" in origin. The three major monotheisms, the so-called Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Islam and Christianity) all emerged from the Middle East. Indigenous "Western" religions (European paganism) are all polytheistic. Thus, the line "pagan angels in our father's skies" refers to the absorbing of pagan gods and symbols into the fabric of the monotheistic religions.
Hi OpinionHead, I like a lot of your points. I have a comment concerning religion. Monotheism is not "Western" in origin. The three major monotheisms, the so-called Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Islam and Christianity) all emerged from the Middle East. Indigenous "Western" religions (European paganism) are all polytheistic. Thus, the line "pagan angels in our father's skies" refers to the absorbing of pagan gods and symbols into the fabric of the monotheistic religions.
That's a good point. When I said "western monotheisms", I was referring to the big three on the current world stage. I agree that the cultures that contributed to Western Civilization like the Greek, Romans, Persians, et al. had multiple pantheons. I even heard that YHWH could have been a member of Canaanite pantheon, a war god in fact. Who really knows I guess, but I do agree with you on the whole.
That's a good point. When I said "western monotheisms", I was referring to the big three on the current world stage. I agree that the cultures that contributed to Western Civilization like the Greek, Romans, Persians, et al. had multiple pantheons. I even heard that YHWH could have been a member of Canaanite pantheon, a war god in fact. Who really knows I guess, but I do agree with you on the whole.
I honestly think the last line refers to a militant atheist wanting to see all religion destroyed, particularly the western monotheisms. I sense that from the gun being used in the line and the quote the pagan angel made. His love breaks every bended knee means to me that the speaker suggests that love for humanity must be done without the self-imposed shackles of worship and those shackles must be set aside at any cost, be it even through violence ironically.
I sort of think that this might be a diatribe against religious fervor and the war wrought by it in modern times. In the first stanza, "pagan angels in our father's skies" means to me that flying machines made my god-fearing yet godless men after fluttering around God's sky like they own it. I don't know if this entire interpretation is correct, but considering the other songs on the album and how others have interpreted them, I feel this to be somewhat correct.
Hi OpinionHead, I like a lot of your points. I have a comment concerning religion. Monotheism is not "Western" in origin. The three major monotheisms, the so-called Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Islam and Christianity) all emerged from the Middle East. Indigenous "Western" religions (European paganism) are all polytheistic. Thus, the line "pagan angels in our father's skies" refers to the absorbing of pagan gods and symbols into the fabric of the monotheistic religions.
Hi OpinionHead, I like a lot of your points. I have a comment concerning religion. Monotheism is not "Western" in origin. The three major monotheisms, the so-called Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Islam and Christianity) all emerged from the Middle East. Indigenous "Western" religions (European paganism) are all polytheistic. Thus, the line "pagan angels in our father's skies" refers to the absorbing of pagan gods and symbols into the fabric of the monotheistic religions.
Thanks folkfan...
Thanks folkfan...
That's a good point. When I said "western monotheisms", I was referring to the big three on the current world stage. I agree that the cultures that contributed to Western Civilization like the Greek, Romans, Persians, et al. had multiple pantheons. I even heard that YHWH could have been a member of Canaanite pantheon, a war god in fact. Who really knows I guess, but I do agree with you on the whole.
That's a good point. When I said "western monotheisms", I was referring to the big three on the current world stage. I agree that the cultures that contributed to Western Civilization like the Greek, Romans, Persians, et al. had multiple pantheons. I even heard that YHWH could have been a member of Canaanite pantheon, a war god in fact. Who really knows I guess, but I do agree with you on the whole.